CVE-2026-24066
HighCVSS 8.4Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk1th percentile - higher than 1% of all known CVEs
Summary
Slate Digital Connect version 1.37.0 for macOS installs a privileged helper tool that exposes the XPC service. The helper only validates connecting XPC clients based on the subject.OU value of the client's signing certificate, allowing a local attacker to gain access to privileged functionality.
Risk Assessment
A local attacker can exploit this vulnerability to gain unauthorized access to helper functionality, potentially leading to local privilege escalation.
Recommendation
It is recommended to update Slate Digital Connect to the latest version that improves certificate validation and restricts access to privileged services.
Original NVD description (English source)
Slate Digital Connect 1.37.0 for macOS installs a privileged helper tool, com.slatedigital.connect.privileged.helper.tool, which exposes the XPC service com.slatedigital.connect.privileged.helper.tool2. The helper validates connecting XPC clients by checking only the subject.OU value of the client's signing certificate and does not verify that the certificate chains to a trusted code-signing authority. A local attacker can sign a malicious client with a self-signed certificate containing the expected organizational unit value and connect to the privileged XPC service. This allows unauthorized access to privileged helper functionality and may lead to local privilege escalation.